Koala Holding (public)

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Have a cuddly encounter with one of our beautiful koalas! An experience you don’t want to miss.

Our friendly koalas come out for holding every day at 11:30am and 2:30pm whilst visitors are present. At these times you can hold or pat our koalas, take your own photographs or just learn about these fascinating marsupials from our friendly keepers. 

Koala patting is free of charge.

A minimum height of 130cm is a required for koala holding.

When the forecasted Adelaide temperature is 32 degrees and above koala holding is unavailable.  Our koalas will be available for close up viewing only at our 11.30am session.

Subject to Conditions:

• It is at the keeper’s discretion to determine the suitability of
  someone to hold the koala.
• Gorge Wildlife Park may choose to cancel specific encounters due
  to sudden change of weather conditions or animal welfare at any time, guests
  will be notified and dates re-scheduled.
• Participants must arrive 5 minutes before the start of the
  encounter to avoid the session time being cut short
• Animals respond in different ways, we cannot control them with
  this, experiences may vary
• All participants must follow the keepers instructions, failure
  to do so may result in a shortened session
• Encounter prices does not include admission fee to the park
• Parents/guardians must take responsibility for participating
  children at all times
• Photos can only be used for personal purposes. The publication,
  distribution or reproduction of these photographs for commercial or promotional
  purposes is prohibited unless prior authorisation is obtained.